Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Congress stumbled again on Friday to approve a coronavirus relief deal. According to NBC News, lawmakers raced to prevent a government shutdown at midnight. A two-day funding extension was approved by the House—320-20. The Senate approved the extension quickly. Congress will have until Sunday midnight deadline to meet. Hopefully, they …

Legendary Uncle Luke says everything was all good until he gave in to peer pressure and went to a friend’s birthday party at a local strip club. Apparently, that’s when he caught the virus. Before the celebration, Uncle Luke says during the pandemic, he was sticking to the strict guidelines …

According to CNBC, Pfizer and Moderna cannot be sued if someone has severe complications after taking the vaccine, and the government won’t compensate you for damages either. The news outlet says both companies are protected by the PREP act, which allows them complete immunity from liability if something unintentionally was …

Nearly 300 uniformed police officers in Long Beach, California, gathered for an event to commemorate a weeks-long tactical training. The event was deemed a “superspreader” in complaints filed to the city’s Citizen Police Complaint Commission. “Not only was the assembly a violation of Health Department mandates but also a direct …

New emails have surfaced showing a former Trump health advisor urging health officials to accept a “herd immunity” strategy to combat COVID-19, CNN reports.  According to private emails obtained and shared by the House Oversight Committee, Paul Alexander, a former Health and Human Services senior adviser, repeatedly pushed for his …

Imagine supporting a mask mandate because you care about humanity, but then people threaten your life. That was the story of Joyce Warshaw, the Mayor of Dodge City, who has decided to step down from her position. On Tuesday, Warshaw submitted her resignation letter to be effective immediately. Warshaw is …

Facebook is rolling out a new feature that will send notifications to users when interacting with a COVID-19 post that violates the platform’s terms of service. This move is the latest in Facebook’s effort to stop the spread of misinformation about the pandemic. As reported by business magazine, Fast Company, …

The Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to the first at-home COVID-19 test, another victory in the fight against the devastating disease. On Tuesday, the FDA announced that they’d given emergency authorization to the over-the-counter test that has shown promising results, correctly identifying 96 percent of positives …

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed with two New Jersey religious leaders who accused Governor Phil Murphy of violating their religious freedoms with his restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Rabbi Yisrael Knopfler and Reverend Kevin Robinson of St. Anthony of Padua church took their grievances to the high court after …

University of Florida basketball player Keyontae Johnson is still in critical but stable condition, but he is “following simple commands.”  Johnson fell face-first as he was headed back onto the court after a first-half timeout during Florida’s game against Florida State on Saturday, ESPN reports. The player immediately received medical …

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Monday that a citywide shutdown could be implemented if the recent spike in coronavirus infections begins to overwhelm the hospitals. It was announced last week that indoor dining, which was operating at 25 percent, would be shut down again Monday, and now …

The infamous Fox Nation host Nancy Grace and her family have all tested positive for the coronavirus. The host, her husband, and their teenage twins will quarantine at home. Grace’s 88-year-old mother was the first of the family to contract the virus and was admitted into a Georgia hospital. Two …

A Texas woman spent a year planning her wedding, but due to coronavirus, she will never get to walk down the aisle. Tragically, Stephanie Smith passed away due to COVID-19 on November 18, five days after her wedding date. Stephanie, 29, was healthy, and her death came as a complete shock …

A two-day medical conference held in Boston in February of 2020 was proven to be a super-spreader event, with more than 100 cases of COVID-19 tied back to it by contract tracers. But now, a team of scientists believes this one event could’ve been the catalyst for the spread of …

The Clorox Company doesn’t see their wipes returning to the stores until the middle of 2021. According to CBS News, the company distributes close to a million packages across the nation every day. And although they highly anticipate to make 50% to 1.5 million of wipes by February, the wipes …